Pen-tray



' A.JUT|LA. I

P'EN TRAY.

APPLICAT ION FILED FEB. 2|, 1919.

1,330,470. Patented Feb. 10,1920.

MM wawtoz UNITED "STATES PATENT 015 11 5 ARTHUR JUTILA, or PLAIN'FIELD, JERSEY.

PEN-TRAY.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR J UTILA, a

citizen of Finland, residing at Plainfield,

county of Union, and State of New Jersey,

have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pen-Trays, of which the following is a specification.

, This invention relates to a pen tray and ithas for an object to provide a simple and inexpensive device of this kind which may be removably mounted upon an ink bottle and readily attached and detached.

For further comprehension of the inven- A tion, and of the. objects and advantages thereof,.reference will be had to the follow;

ing description and accompanying draw ings, and to the appended claim in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

Figure 1. of the drawing is a perspective view of a pen tray embodying the invention showing it in position on an ink bottle. 1

Fig. 2. is a plan View of the tray.

Fig. 3.is a transverse section on the line 33 of Fig. 2. I

AsI shown in the drawings my improved pen tray comprises an elongated trough-like member which constitutes the tray proper.

Projecting from one side of this member 20 1 .ART URJiTTILA. 5 5

Specification of Letters Ilatent. Patented Fe'b', 10,1920; Application filed Februaryl, 1919. Serial No."278,4 87. I i

as shown in Fig. 3'to tightly clasp ares'ili ent strip23 midway between the ends of the latter.. The two halves of this strip are Q curved, as clearlyshown in Fig. 3, so as to I 602E the ink bottle 7 as shown in Fig; 1,thus f clip upon, and partially-encircle, the neck supporting the tray uponthe bottle.

The neck'21 terminates in a pair of spring 1 clips 24 which are curved toIarciformfshape f and project outwardly under the trayg' .As

will be apparentthepen maybe inserted 1 between the clips 24; and the bottom kof the.

tray 20 when desired, as for instance when;

the writing materials are being carried from one place to another.;

Having thus described my invention. and

set forth the manner'of its construction and 5 use, what I cla1m as new and des re to se-: '9

cure by Letters Patent is 5 7 A pen tray comprising a tray proper, a

pair-of spring" clips for securingthe same' toaibottle, and means for securing a. pen to tially in the form of-aniarc' and extending signature.

said tray. comprisingIaspringbent substan 

